Nick Shore

On whether the team is giving up more defensively as it adds offense:
I think every game’s different. Every game’s going to present challenges. I think we managed the puck very well last night, and I think that’s a big reason why we gave up the chances we gave up. (Ed.: “Didn’t manage the puck?”) I... Read More

Via the Kings:
Carter absorbed a Jeff Petry hit along the boards late in the first period when their legs became tangled and Petry's skate cut through his sock. Though there is no timetable on any return, there is nothing to suggest that this will be any sort of short-term injury.
At practic... Read More

On Monday’s 9:00 a.m. practice:
We’ve had this set up for a couple months. We have a group in town that’s going to do some team building with our group today. We’ve got about a 90-minute session planned here this morning, and then we’re going to head out into the field and present the guys with som... Read More

John Stevens, on memories from the trip that will remain with him:
I think there’ll be a lot of things. Obviously I’ve never visited China or come to this part of the country, so I got a chance to visit two cities – both were tremendous. The one thing is they’re very different cities. Just have a d... Read More

The Los Angeles Kings checked another box off their list of restricted free agents, signing Nick Shore to a one-year, $925,000 extension. Should he not come to terms with the club on his next contract before July 1, 2018, he will again become an RFA.
It's going to be an interesting year for Shore... Read More

Tanner Pearson, on the scoring outburst:
It’s kind of weird. You get removed from the playoffs and you come out with a six-goal game the next game, so it would’ve been nice to have that a couple of games ago.
Pearson, on whether it was good to beat a team with a chance at a division title:
Yeah... Read More

Drew Shore, brother of Nick, Quentin and Baker, will play against the Los Angeles Kings tonight, marking the first Shore vs Shore meeting at the NHL level. The former Pioneer spoke about lining up against Nick for faceoffs and the culture of the University of Denver program, which is the favorite to... Read More

On fighting and endurance:
If that’s important to the players, then it is. I mean, fighting doesn’t necessarily mean ‘fighting, dropping your gloves, fighting,’ fighting means second and third efforts and digging in and your top players and your captains having really strong examples in terms of th... Read More

Good afternoon from LAX, Insiders. The Kings have loaded up the plane in advance of the three-city trip to Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver, and prior to departing, held a practice at Toyota Sports Center Monday morning. The nuts and bolts:
-The team wasn't color coordinated by lines and didn't re... Read More